Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Wegmans Wonderplace to open at Smithsonian The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History will open Wegmans Wonderplace Dec. 9 as the first exhibition on the National Mall designed for the learning needs of children 6 and under. Made possible by a $1.5 million gift and in-kind donations from Wegmans Food Markets, the space will allow children to "cook" in a kitchen inspired by Julia Child; plant and harvest pretend vegetables and run a farm stand; find the owls hiding in a miniature replica of the Smithsonian's Castle building; and captain a tugboat based on a model in the museum's collection. "Wegmans' mission is to help our customers...

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Wegmans Wonderplace to open at SmithsonianThe Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History will open Wegmans Wonderplace Dec. 9 as the first exhibition on the National Mall designed for the learning needs of children 6 and...

Lehigh Valley supermarkets are continuing to devote more space to suds. Weis Markets Inc., the Sunbury, Northumberland County, supermarket company with 12 stores in the region, is planning another beer cafe — this one for its store at 1500 N. Cedar...

Despite Pennsylvania's archaic liquor laws that can give customers headaches even before the drinking begins, it is getting easier for the state's residents to buy a six- or 12-pack of beer to take home.
That's because more chains are hopping on board...

Pour yourself a cold one, Allentown. Beer is coming to another supermarket near you.
Allentown City Council approved the transfer of a liquor license Wednesday to the Weis Markets at 365 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. Owners plan to outfit the store with a beer...

More and more supermarket chains across Pennsylvania are acquiring restaurant liquor licenses, turning a portion of their stores into alcohol-infused cafes where customers can grab a drink with a meal or buy a 12-pack of beer to take home.In the Lehigh...

If the cafe and restaurant weren't enough, Wegmans now has something else you can do while (not) shopping for groceries:You can see the doctor.Wegmans, a Rochester, N.Y.-based company, is offering its customers online access to physicians, psychologists...

Always forget your discount card at home when you head to the grocery store?Those days may soon be over — as long as you remember to bring your iPhone.Apple announced Monday that it's expanding its Apple Pay digital payment service to include several...

Wegmans scholarship program reaches milestoneWegmans Food Markets recently announced that its employee scholarship program will award college tuition assistance to 1,736 new recipients for the upcoming academic year. Wegmans expects to pay out...

Like the rest of Pennsylvania's poultry industry, Orefield turkey farmer David Jaindl is keeping a wary eye on the bird flu outbreak that has devastated the egg and poultry business in the West and Midwest this spring.
But for Lehigh Valley consumers and...

A Weis Markets in Allentown is hoping to be the latest grocery store to offer beer to customers.
The supermarket at 365 S. Cedar Crest Boulevard has applied for a restaurant liquor license transfer, according to a public hearing notice. The license would...

In most states, telling a customer like Dave Looker that he has to buy at least 12 cans of beer at a time would be considered a slap in the face.
"It's archaic, is the best I could describe," said Looker, of Farmington, Mich., where beer can be...

Your additions to my recent Rules for Shopping have been flying in quickly via email and Facebook. They have targeted both shoppers and store management.I'll share some of those with you today, but first, I want to mention two things.To start, just a...

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is recalling approximately 12,540 packages of Wegmans Organic Food You Feel Good About Just Picked Frozen Spinach for possible listeria contamination.
The spinach was sold in 12 oz. bags in the frozen food section of 85 of the...

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Wealthy eccentric Robert Durst agreed Monday to face a murder charge in Los Angeles in the shooting 15 years ago of a mobster's daughter who vouched for him after his wife disappeared. But one of his lawyers said the trip may be delayed by new charges...

Fastnacht Day was a sweet day for the Valley's three Wegmans locations.Wegmans-Bethlehem sold the highest number of fastnachts out of the chain's 85 locations, followed by Wegmans-Allentown at second and Wegmans-Nazareth at third."The Lehigh Valley...

New Jersey consumers are taking Wegmans and Whole Foods to court because they are fed up with claims that the grocers' "made-in-house" bread is actually made from scratch on-site.NJ.com reports that "a group of New Jersey...

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My dog's weekend playdates with her sheepdog friend Louie are...

As the cache of Halloween candy gives way to the bounty of Thanksgiving, followed by the confections of Christmas, area Boy Scouts say it's time once again to make sure everybody — especially children — has enough to eat.Boy and Cub Scouts from the...